May 13, 2024 – “BAFTA recognised the BBC with a fantastic haul of awards, all fourteen wins reinforce the BBC’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of British storytelling and backing homegrown talent across an extraordinary breadth of genres that really do connect with audiences all over the UK.” — Charlotte Moore, BBC’s Chief Content Officer

The BBC took home over half of the awards at last night’s BAFTA TV ceremony, more than any other broadcaster or streamer, winning fourteen overall out of a total of twenty six competitive categories.

The Sixth Commandment picked up two awards for Best Limited Series and Best Actor for Timothy Spall; while Happy Valley won best actress for Sarah Lancashire as well as the memorable moment prize public vote.

There were performance wins for British comedy talent Gbemisola Ikumelo in Black Ops and Mawaan Rizwan in Juice; alongside a range of distinctive, quality programmes including Casualty, Celebrity Race Across the World, Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Just Brave Girls, Mobility, Scam Interceptors, Strictly Come Dancing and The Shamima Begum Story.

Charlotte Moore, BBC’s Chief Content Officer says :“BAFTA recognised the BBC with a fantastic haul of awards, all fourteen wins reinforce the BBC’s commitment to pushing the boundaries of British storytelling and backing homegrown talent across an extraordinary breadth of genres that really do connect with audiences all over the UK. I am so proud to work for an organisation that supports British creativity, champions quality and a diversity of voices. I would like to congratulate all the winners for their inspiring and unmissable work. “

Winners listed below:

• Entertainment – Strictly Come Dancing – BBC Studios
• Short form – Mobility – Tiger Aspect Productions/Testmouse Productions
• Live event coverage – Eurovision 2023 – BBC Studios
• Male performance in a comedy – Mawaan Rizwan – Juice – Various Artists Limited
• Female Performance in a comedy – Gbemisola Ikumelo – Black Ops – BBC Studios/Mondo Deluxe Productions
• Limited Drama – The Sixth Commandment – Wild Mercury Productions/True Vision
• Current Affairs The Shamima Begum Story (This World) – BBC Current Affairs
• Daytime – Scam Interceptors – BBC Studios
• Soap – Casualty – BBC Studios
• Factual Entertainment- Celebrity Race Across the World – Studio Lambert
• Memorable Moment Award – Happy Valley – Lookout Point
• Scripted Comedy – Such Brave Girls – Various Artists Limited
• Leading Actor – Timothy Spall – The Sixth Commandment
• Leading Actress – Sarah Lancashire – Happy Valley